Turn Linear course units into Canvas modules
Go from a planned unit to an organized Canvas module with fewer setup steps. Notis can create the module when the plan appears in Linear.
Trigger
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Action
Create Module
Creates a new organizational module within a specified canvas lms course, with options for availability, sequencing, and prerequisites.
Why this helps
Course structure can lag behind planning when every new unit needs to be recreated manually.
- Keep course organization closer to the current plan.
- Reduce repetitive course setup.
- Make new learning units easier to prepare.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Linear and Canvas to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis to organize new course units.
- 3Describe in one prompt which Linear issues should create a Canvas module.
- 4Select the Linear Issue Created trigger and choose a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one course-unit issue and review the new module.
Questions about this workflow
Can it create a module for every issue?
Describe the course-unit issues that should create modules so routine tasks do not trigger the workflow.
Can I review the module after creation?
Yes. The run report can help you find the result in Canvas and confirm its organization.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Linear to Canvas. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Linear triggers
Canvas actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create account notification
Creates a global notification within a canvas account, ensuring `end at` is after `start at` and any specified `notification roles` are valid.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create appointment group
Creates a new appointment group in canvas for schedulable time slots within specified course or group contexts.
Comment Received Trigger
Triggered when a comment is received.
Create an assignment
Creates a new assignment within a specified course in canvas lms.
Issue Created Trigger
Triggered when a new issue is created.
Create assignment override
Creates an assignment override to adjust due/unlock/lock dates for an assignment in a course, targeting specific students (requires `title`), a group, or a course section; at least one target (`student ids`, `group id`, or `course section id`) is required.
Issue Updated Trigger
Triggered when an issue is updated. For example labels are changed, issue status is changed, etc.
Create Calendar Event
Creates a calendar event with options for recurrence (finite `rrule` series only), section-specific timings, and blackout dates within a specified context.
Private Team Comment Created
Fires when a new comment is posted on an issue in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Create communication channel
Creates a new communication channel (e.g., email, sms, push) for an existing canvas user to receive notifications.
Private Team Issue Created
Fires when a new issue appears in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Create content share
Shares a canvas content item to specified users, if the sender has necessary permissions and receiver ids are valid.
Private Team Issue Properties Updated
Fires when properties on an issue change in a private Linear team (polled with the connected user's token).
Create conversation
Use to send messages in canvas by creating a new conversation or adding to an existing one; an existing conversation with the same recipients (and matching scope/filter, if specified) may be reused unless `force new` is true.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Linear and Canvas, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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